Palettes / Colors / #DEEDED
#DEEDED — Pale Dusty Teal
#DEEDED is a teal color we call Pale Dusty Teal, closest to the named color Lavender (#E6E6FA). It belongs to the teal family.
#DEEDED is a cool teal color associated with freshness, clarity and balance. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.
Its strongest partner is its complement #EDDEDE; it also sits naturally between #DEEDE6 and #DEE6ED. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #DEEDED |
|---|---|
| RGB | 222, 237, 237 |
| HSL | 180°, 29%, 90% |
| HSV | 180°, 6%, 93% |
| CMYK | 6%, 0%, 0%, 7% |
| XYZ | 75.69, 82.21, 92.00 |
| Yxy | 82.21, 0.3029, 0.3290 |
| CIE-Lab | 92.67, -4.94, -1.72 |
| Hunter Lab | 90.67, -4.89, -1.69 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 87% · Green 93% · Blue 93%
Cyan 6% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #DEEDED
.text { color: #DEEDED; }
.background { background-color: #DEEDED; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DEEDED; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(222, 237, 237); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(180, 29%, 90%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DEEDED; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(222, 237, 237, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DEEDED; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(222, 237, 237, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#DEEDED">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DEEDED">Div content here</div>
Shades of #DEEDED
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Tones of #DEEDED
Color harmonies
Complementary — #EDDEDE:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.20:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 17.44:1 AAA |
Best text color on #DEEDED: #000000.
How #DEEDED looks with color blindness
Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:
Closest design-system colors
The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:
Palettes with a similar color
These palettes use a close neighbour of #DEEDED rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #DEEDED?
#DEEDED is Pale Dusty Teal, a teal color (RGB 222, 237, 237). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.
What is the RGB and HSL of #DEEDED?
#DEEDED is RGB 222, 237, 237 — HSL 180°, 29%, 90% — CMYK 6%, 0%, 0%, 7%.
What colors go with #DEEDED?
Its complement is #EDDEDE; analogous partners are #DEEDE6 and #DEE6ED. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #DEEDED for text?
Black text on #DEEDED has a contrast ratio of 17.44:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.20:1.